2002 Thomas & Uber Cup
# 2002 Thomas & Uber Cup

The 2002 Thomas & Uber Cup was held in Guangzhou, China from May 9 to May 19, 2002. It was the 22nd tournament of World Men's Team Badminton Championships of Thomas Cup and 19th tournament of World Women's Team Badminton Championships of Uber Cup.

It is the only Thomas & Uber Cup that was played in a 7 points / 5 sets scoring system.

Indonesia won the Thomas Cup for the fifth time in a row and China won the Uber Cup for the third time in a row.

## Host city selection

Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, New Delhi and Tokyo were among the cities interested to host the events. However, after a long discussion with Chinese Badminton Association, Guangzhou was confirmed as host in January 2002.

## Teams

The following nations from 2 continents, shown by region, qualified for the 2002 Thomas & Uber Cup. Of the 11 nations, defending champions of Thomas Cup, Indonesia, and host nation as well as defending champion of Uber Cup, China and its Thomas Cup team qualified automatically and did not play the qualification round.

## Thomas Cup

### Groups

**Group A**

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| China | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 |
| Denmark | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 |
| Korea | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
| Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 |

May 9, 2002

| China | 5–0 | Sweden |
| - | - | - |
| Denmark | 3–2 | Korea |

May 11, 2002

| China | 3–2 | Denmark |
| - | - | - |
| Korea | 5–0 | Sweden |

May 14, 2002

| Denmark | 5–0 | Sweden |
| - | - | - |
| China | 4–1 | Korea |

**Group B**

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Indonesia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 |
| Thailand | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 |
| Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 |

May 10, 2002

| Malaysia | 5–0 | Germany |
| - | - | - |
| Indonesia | 5–0 | Thailand |

May 12, 2002

| Malaysia | 1–4 | Indonesia |
| - | - | - |
| Thailand | 4–1 | Germany |

May 14, 2002

| Malaysia | 5–0 | Thailand |
| - | - | - |
| Indonesia | 5–0 | Germany |

### Knockout stages

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| May 16, 2002 | May 16, 2002 |
| China | 1 |
| China | 1 | May 19, 2002 | May 19, 2002 |
| Malaysia | 3 | May 19, 2002 | May 19, 2002 |
| Malaysia | 3 | Malaysia | 2 |
| May 17, 2002 | May 17, 2002 | | Malaysia | 2 |
| May 17, 2002 | May 17, 2002 | Indonesia | 3 |
| Indonesia | 3 | Indonesia | 3 |
| Denmark | 0 | | |

**Final**

* 2002 Thomas Cup champion
* Indonesia Thirteenth title

## Uber Cup

### Groups

**Group A**

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Netherlands | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
| Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 |

May 9, 2002

| Hong Kong | 3–2 | Indonesia |
| - | - | - |
| Denmark | 2–3 | Netherlands |

May 11, 2002

| Denmark | 2–3 | Hong Kong |
| - | - | - |
| Indonesia | 2–3 | Netherlands |

May 13, 2002

| Hong Kong | 2–3 | Netherlands |
| - | - | - |
| Denmark | 1–4 | Indonesia |

**Group B**

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| China | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 |
| Korea | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 |
| Japan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 |
| Germany | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 |

May 10, 2002

| China | 5–0 | Germany |
| - | - | - |
| Korea | 4–1 | Japan |

May 12, 2002

| China | 4–1 | Korea |
| - | - | - |
| Japan | 3–2 | Germany |

May 13, 2002

| Korea | 4–1 | Germany |
| - | - | - |
| China | 5–0 | Japan |

### Knockout stages

**Final**

* 2002 Uber Cup Champions
* China Eighth title
